6 People Hospitalized After Elk Grove Crash

Elk Grove Village police are investigating a two-car accident that left six people hospitalized early Saturday, including three who were thrown from their vehicle.

A taxicab and a 1994 Jeep Wrangler collided about 3:30 a.m. at Touhy Avenue and Elmhurst Road, police said.

Authorities said the taxi was southbound on Elmhurst when it struck the Jeep headed west on Touhy.

Two of the Jeep's occupants and the cab's driver and passenger were taken to Northwest Community Healthcare Center in Arlington Heights. The other two occupants of the Jeep were taken to Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village.